The Effect of Using Games in Teaching Grammar to Middle School Learners The Case o The Case of Third Year Pupils at Houari Abdallah Middle School of El Amria

Abstract

Grammar is the structure and system of a language, it helps us send messages with appropriate meaning and understand others. There are many ways to teach grammar to young learners that can be fun and interest such as applying educational games during grammar session, which facilitate the understand of the language also solve the problems face pupils of foreign languages. Language games are what our research proposes as an effective method, which helped pupils to became happy and interest to achieve better results. It aims at highlighting an examination of the effective use of language games in grammar learning middle school pupils. The present research work aims at investigating the effect of using games in teaching English grammar to young learners, to carry out this research, case study has been conducted in the middle school of HOUARI ABDALLAH of EL-AMRIA, where 04 third-year pupils, And two English teachers have been selected as a sample. A questionnaire and a semi-structured interview were designed respectively to the pupils and the teachers. The data collected were analyzed quantitatively and qualitatively. The main results obtained from the data collected showed that the use of language games in grammar learning middle school pupils can improve the use of their language building, their skills and developing their level, also it provides pupils with more opportunities to express their thoughts and feelings. The data also showed that, games are one of the best ways to create unusual routine of enjoyment that encourage pupils to interact and communicate with each other. Finally this study aims at suggesting and recommending some procedures that may contribute incorporation of using games in teaching grammar, and therefore, in enhancing learners proficiency and achievement.